The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-26
HERMAN EXPLAINED.
New eer,e OF showmnn's Celebrated
Tricks ore Pcrformed.

Tricks ore Pcrformed.
Hermann Ia slcight-of-hand performer
whose tricks, on and OF tho stage, arc often
described In Print. Those accounts usually
exaggerato and mystlfy. Lot us tako q clear
Wow OF some OF his doings. Az he walked
toward tho footllelts ho removed his gloves,
rolled them into littlo ball, pretended to put
them into his left hand. but kept thcm In tho
hollow palm OF his right, and thon waved his
hands in the air, keeping the back OF his right
hand toward the spectators. he then picked
up pack OF cards from tho table and shuflled
thom. arranging the nino Of clubs, ten of dla-
monds. and ace OF hearts In tho middle Of the
pack 90 that he would know their exact posi-
ton and could keep tho third fnEcr Of his
right hand boneath them. lilo walkod down
from the stage md presented the pack. spread
out back upward. to one OF tho audi
snce. requesting the gentleman to select
card. As tho stranger reached for
word him with his finger, and tho stranger
took It. Another porson was made to draw
he hearts in the same way. They looked 1t tHelr
cards and put them haek int tho pnc ,n wdti IN
tho stage and asked tho three persons TO name
their cards They did SO. and /. Young w SoR,n,
drsssed ss ago then b sr4S ss ifo Tho o sMar
had been passed through three siminr cards,
which were concealed behind tho hilt guard:
the sword stretched and fastened to the hit,
Ehe three cards wore made dssi to ne elastic;
ss wo hes S II lis
land. As she did so, no thrust the s sword t2.
ar the "ad Of s%ss TEN hs Of ate
iSaf the point q tho blade. as though pierced
Next. Hermann borrowed handkerchief
rom LADY and gsye to y9mn,g man ma nj to h h2ld
is arm. TakinE, the wand out with his right
land, he also took from a little, pocket under
arm s pSsck X Of D pse si H S. IsR
land. He then said the Young man in the aa-
dence was not holding the hand erehief right,
Sbbed Jf the fandROrchiet SetweSn his hands,
plmed II md give back 5he bits Of cloth In
Ia. and told the young man to hold the hand
nas Gye hs fups opfMn liz
el Thorn up and handed them TO Hcr-
pann WHO gut. them between "a his o, own
ah .s Which DO had eosseslsd u his palm.
ne 81 sa snd
panied. and turning his back to the. audience
hS IT, hs put al as s lis
TO Ss hsSpS pp h ho g.
hanksrchiei; Tho speetatosIs thought /. vas Y
nsssas hisssF'als5
~ Thea L. essnSussed s'f the nam s%e
ssss ssss shs ,psfsss E. Ssna
insan nun unse9rehsd Piece Of cloth Hs walked
Fl s|S!h asy xs lbs sts aea
st lis left hand he conc called the piece Of cloth
o o he bis Ssaa q Rase a his Sfas S snd
rowel handkerchief. corcealing 1t In his palm.
Pasi1g his bis hand at gehtle EN- ear he he
mans lar. and handed il to tho isay: ' el'
containing three eggs into the hat as he
ana the esss
The pfeSy young woman WITH sitla ebert wand
i to the sioHmsa. Eeepins TIC three borrowed
bshind lib scenes. and tied the three rings to
as st liz Of sap @
S::s Z, r. rsa bss sss I Tss a ss
Sssp s4sa:ss aas ,s RsE
e1s ss sS s 'a and
ss Sss nSs sd1 sss H sS 3
q on the Of pistol no a1d 10
With hasdEsrohief, dropped the Bird d through
q little tiap, gathered up tho handkerchief, as
fS ssF esqs L. lis
F:1dSs|Essis, 5stEssa his a e yesSnsiy
man shook the handkerchief out by the cor
neEs andshowed that It was empty.
into saRndy pa selsa
aeysss tat ka oStalnsa from The pocket annSsr
to Snaps t he
ths prsssa.s from The packet and TIE paper
them out upon the table, put his hand upon
P9sEet which he, hs intEoduSsd into tho horn
dQYers had been shaken out.
under lis coat as he vailed away and put o It
Into the hat Then he took tho rabbit out Of
the hat y the cara While ths sEpeetatoFs were
sl:ss as as hFsas ha
hidns the
drppped the latter rabbit through, trap,
rubbed tie REMAINING one. and said he had
tic aud Hence had a third rabbit Concealed in
his inside scot pocket Hermann came down,
out q lis pocket HERMANN returned ed to sap The
shelf beliPd the table when It came down.
a. thoaGf b had thrown the rabbit into tie
ana L lad Been Sssy snoash to
sss through II you knew how.